Coatings on textiles for Cu(In,Ga)Se<sub>2</sub> photovoltaic cell formation on textile carriers: Preparation of Cu(In,Ga)Se<sub>2</sub> solar cells on glass‐fiber textiles

Knittel, D.; Köntges, Marc; Heinemeyer, Frank; Schollmeyer, Eckhard

doi:10.1002/app.30349

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“…[ 303 ] Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) photovoltaic cells fabricated on glass‐fiber textiles demonstrated PCE of >8% and some degree of stretchability due to the weaving textile structure. [ 158 ] Another interesting example is that of Lee et al. who developed stretchable solar cells based on GaAs microcells.…”

Section: Stretchable Photovoltaicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Theoretical models have been employed to predict the mechanical properties of textiles. [ 154–157 ] The weaving nature of threads and fibers give rise to excellent mechanical properties such as flexibility [ 158–161 ] and stretchability. [ 162 ] One such example is the Lycra Spandex which can be stretched up to 200%.…”

Section: Strategies To Make Stretchable Electronicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pushing the Limits of Flexibility and Stretchability of Solar Cells: A Review

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Emerging forms of soft, flexible, and stretchable electronics promise to revolutionize the electronics industries of the future offering radically new products that combine multiple functionalities, including power generation, with arbitrary form factor. For example, skin‐like electronics promise to transform the human‐machine‐interface, but the softness of the skin is incompatible with traditional electronic components. To address this issue, new strategies toward soft and wearable electronic systems are currently being pursued, which also include stretchable photovoltaics as self‐powering systems for use in autonomous and stretchable electronics of the future. Here recent developments in the field of stretchable photovoltaics are reviewed and their potential for various emerging applications are examined. Emphasis is placed on the different strategies to induce stretchability including extrinsic and intrinsic approaches. In the former case, engineering and patterning of the materials and devices are key elements while intrinsically stretchable systems rely on mechanically compliant materials such as elastomers and organic conjugated polymers. The result is a review article that provides a comprehensive summary of the progress to date in the field of stretchable solar cells from the nanoscale to macroscopic functional devices. The article is concluded by discussing the emerging trends and future developments.

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Section: Stretchable Photovoltaicsmentioning

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Pushing the Limits of Flexibility and Stretchability of Solar Cells: A Review

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“…A flexible CIGS thin film coating was presented on glass-fiber-woven fabrics by Knittel et al in 2009 (shown in Figure 9 ), which achieved an efficency of 8.0% [ 123 ].…”

Section: Applying Flexible Photovoltaic Films and Coatings Onto Plmentioning

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“… Photograph of the flexible copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cell on glass fabric developed by Knittel et al Reprinted from [ 123 ] with permission from Wiley. …”

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A Review of Solar Energy Harvesting Electronic Textiles

Satharasinghe

Hughes‐Riley

Dias

2020

Sensors

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An increased use in wearable, mobile, and electronic textile sensing devices has led to a desire to keep these devices continuously powered without the need for frequent recharging or bulky energy storage. To achieve this, many have proposed integrating energy harvesting capabilities into clothing: solar energy harvesting has been one of the most investigated avenues for this due to the abundance of solar energy and maturity of photovoltaic technologies. This review provides a comprehensive, contemporary, and accessible overview of electronic textiles that are capable of harvesting solar energy. The review focusses on the suitability of the textile-based energy harvesting devices for wearable applications. While multiple methods have been employed to integrate solar energy harvesting with textiles, there are only a few examples that have led to devices with textile properties.

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“…This approach was taken by Plentz et al [48] who produced low efficiency amorphous silicon PV cells on glass fibre fabrics having a dip-coating of polymer before the usual PV layers were applied, although cracking was mentioned as a potential problem. Higher efficiencies were achieved with CIGS cells deposited on to glass fibre fabric pre-coated with particle-filled resin that withstood the high processing temperatures of this type of cell [49]. Both of these inorganic PV cells use vacuum processes to apply the semiconductor: thermal evaporation of elements for CIGS and plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition for a-Si:H. The electrical contacts are commonly applied by sputtering in a partial vacuum, whether they are metallic or a conducting transparent oxide.…”

Section: Photovoltaic Fabricsmentioning

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Fabrication of Photovoltaic Textiles

Mather

Wilson

2017

Coatings

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Solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays are providing an increasing fraction of global electrical demand, with an accelerating rate of new installations. Most of these employ conventional glass-fronted panels, but this type of PV array does not satisfy applications that require a light-weight, flexible PV generator. An option discussed in this article is to consider textiles for such solar cell substrates. As explained in this review, combining the choice of PV cell type with the choice of textile offers alternative structures for flexible PV cells. In particular, the relative advantages and disadvantages are contrasted, either forming PV-coated fibres into a fabric, or coating an already formed fabric with the PV materials. It is shown that combining thin-film amorphous silicon PV technology and woven polyester fabric offers one solution to realizing flexible fabric PV cells, using well-understood coating methods from the textile and semiconductor industries. Finally a few applications are presented that are addressed by this approach.

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Coatings on textiles for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ photovoltaic cell formation on textile carriers: Preparation of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ solar cells on glass‐fiber textiles

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Pushing the Limits of Flexibility and Stretchability of Solar Cells: A Review

Pushing the Limits of Flexibility and Stretchability of Solar Cells: A Review

A Review of Solar Energy Harvesting Electronic Textiles

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Coatings on textiles for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 photovoltaic cell formation on textile carriers: Preparation of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells on glass‐fiber textiles

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Pushing the Limits of Flexibility and Stretchability of Solar Cells: A Review

Pushing the Limits of Flexibility and Stretchability of Solar Cells: A Review

A Review of Solar Energy Harvesting Electronic Textiles

Fabrication of Photovoltaic Textiles

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Coatings on textiles for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ photovoltaic cell formation on textile carriers: Preparation of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ solar cells on glass‐fiber textiles